Jurickson Profar a top candidate to join Rangers when rosters expand

General manager Jon Daniels said discussions continue on the mechanics of promotions when the roster limit expands from 25 to 40 on Saturday.

On the first day, the Rangers are likely to add utility player Brandon Snyder, who could serve as a third catcher with Mike Napoli on the disabled list, and right-hander Yoshi Tateyama from Triple-A Round Rock. Right-hander Tanner Scheppers must remain with Round Rock through Monday’s final game because he was sent down on an option assignment with less than 10 days remaining in the season.

The Rangers will also add a middle infielder, with Jurickson Profar of Double-A Frisco the top candidate. If the Rangers elect to have Profar stay with Frisco for the Texas League playoffs, they could add Round Rock’s Alberto Gonzalez and Luis Hernandez to fill the spot.

“We’ll be covered where we need to be covered,” Washington said.

Briefly: The Rangers will face three right-handers in the series against Cleveland. That comes as bad news for Michael Young, who has only one hit in his last 20 at-bats against right-handers and is hitting .242 with a .317 slugging percentage against them for the season. Young began the season with a career average of .301 and a .442 slugging percentage against right-handers. … The Rangers have placed three of the six minor league affiliates in the playoffs: Double-A Frisco of the Texas League; Class A Myrtle Beach of the Carolina League and the rookie-level Arizona League affiliate. Hickory, of the low Class A South Atlantic League, has a thin chance of qualifying. … Third baseman Joey Gallo was named most valuable player in the Arizona League. Gallo had a league-record 18 homers with 43 RBIs in 150 at-bats.